Classic is successor to...

I just got my Classic two days ago & it is my first BlackBerry & on YouTube a lot of people were saying it was the successor to the Bold which came out three years ago or so, but then other people were saying it was the successor to the Q10. So which is it?

I ask bc I REALLY liked the Q10 & thought it would be the perfect phone if it were slightly bigger + has a better build than the Classic IMO bc of the back.

One of the biggest issues that frustrated a lot of corporate and "power users" was some lack of BBOS features missing from BB10.

Features such as the "tool belt" physical buttons make a big difference for users who have used BBOS for years! If your a user from the early 2000's and 10-12 years later you get a completely new OS, it could be a big change.

In any event customer feed back from corporate clients made John Chen look at building a Classic in order to help migrate BBOS fans to BB10. The overall experience for the vast majority of users is better and it's a more modern smartphone. I am a die hard 9900 fan but the Classic is a solid replacement in almost every category. I had a Q10 prior as well and loved it too.

Considering the reduced corporate subscriber base Blackberry has had to deal with over the last few years, the Classic has been moderately successful. I doubt it's in the tens of millions of units the Q10 was suppose to sell (according to CEO Heins) but successful nonetheless.

For those looking for a decent sized screen, solid build quality and a more modern OS experience then the Classic is a great device. I think it makes a great low cost backup for fans who have other devices and might enjoy the nostalgia.

If this was a phone that could have been launched in 2011,2012 when Blackberry was looking at BB10 then it would have stood a much better chance of solid success as a smaller market share OS. Too much time was spent developing the software for Playbook, BB10 and other stuff. The urgency wasn't nearly as great as it should have been since they were making BB7 at the same time. People forget that back in 2011, early 2012 Blackberry was still selling 12+ million devices a quarter. The are on track to do 20% of that on an annualized basis now. Fall from grace indeed